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Tattoos are free speech protected by Constitution, U.S. appeals court rules

Tattoos and the art of tattooing are "forms of pure expression fully protected by the 1st Amendment," a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a challenge to the ban on tattoo parlors in the city of Hermosa Beach. A three-judge...

Readers speak out on tattoos, piercings and fraud

From tattoos and piercings to scams and fraud, the topics of recent columns continue to draw interesting reader responses.

Tattoos may still be job interview killer

By Tim Grant, Scripps Howard News Service Friday, September 3, 2010 iStockphoto.com While visible tattoos and body piercings have become more acceptable in mainstream society, they can still carry a stigma in the white-collar workplace. • "When you present yourself in the workplace, you need to recognize that people will naturally make a judgment about how you look," said Sue Thompson, a ...

Tattoos ‘may be key’ to golf course murder hunt

Police say tattoos may identify badly-burned body found dumped near East Sussex golf course.

Curious Why So Many People Have Tattoos

Tattoos are everywhere – and seem to be part of every walk of life. It's been legal in Massachusetts to get a tattoo for nearly a decade.